The Big Spy Battle… Bourne v Bond v Salt v the two blokes from Spies Like Us, as well as some other ones

To mark the release of spy v spy flick This Means War (yes, it’s finally being released: all those adverts on buses and the annoying 10-minute previews before movies you actually paid to see weren’t for nothing you know), starring Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy, Ross McG does some spy v spy action of his own. Or spy v spy v spy v spy v spy v spy v spy action.

Spy 1: James Bond

As seen in: Every Bond film, dummy

Style: Suave. Sophisticated. Sozzled. Seriously, no one can drink that many Vodka Martinis and still have time to fight bad guys and save the world, or in Roger Moore’s case, go up the Golden Gate Bridge.

Locations visited: San Francisco! Didn’t you read the last bit? Pretty sure he’s been there and everywhere else. Which is why Bond movies aren’t as fun any more. He’s seen everything. So instead we get to not see him beating up people very fast for no apparent reason. On second thoughts, bring back the Martinis.

Spy-catching feature: His car. Or his gun. Or his hat. I liked it when Bond had a hat. Never see him in hats now. He might beat up a hat now. Although you wouldn’t see it through a blur of fast editing.

Verdict: The Spy Who Came In From The Cold Fridge With Some More Booze

Spies 2 and 3: Emmett Fitz-Hume and Austin Millbarge

As seen in: Spies Like Us

Style: Bumbling. Make Austin Powers look slick.

Locations visited: The Soviet Union. Yes, this film was made in the 80s.

Spy-catching feature: Their sheer ineptitude.

Verdict: Who Ate All The Spies?

Spy 4: Jason Bourne

As seen in: Easy. Movies with his name at the start followed by a word that doesn’t mean anything. Apart from Identity, maybe.

Style: Dull. Exactly what you’d expect from a man who can read any map in the world within seconds. Bet he’s real fun at parties.